In an interview with Frits Spits on Radio 2, Jean-Michel Jarre recently labeled the Moog synthesizer as the Stradivarius of electronic instruments. He recorded Oxygene exactly 20 years ago with the same Moog synthesizer. At the time, he garnered a lot of admiration with this six-part album. Much of the instruments he used 20 years ago, he now uses on his new album Oxygene 7-13. This new CD should
… be seen as the sequel to the 1977 first part. In an age of computer controlled electronic music you may wonder if music lovers are still waiting for such an album. The fact is that Jarre still manages to combine beautiful melody lines with an impressive range of effects and technical jokes. It sounds dated.more
